Bill Text: IL SR0968 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Alice M. Bunce of Aurora.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0968 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0968-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
3 | saddened to learn of the death of Alice M. Bunce of Aurora, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 27, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Alice Bunce was born on January 31, 1921, in | ||||||
6 | Brooklyn, New York to Enea and Maria Mazzotti; she married | ||||||
7 | Merritt Morse in October of 1942, who was killed in action | ||||||
8 | while serving his country in France during World War II; she | ||||||
9 | married Roger Bunce in 1947, and spent time living in North | ||||||
10 | Carolina, Virginia, New Mexico, and New York while he was in | ||||||
11 | the military; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Alice Bunce always maintained an active family | ||||||
13 | life; she was a gifted artist and worked as a fashion | ||||||
14 | illustrator for Lane Bryant in New York; she was a selfless, | ||||||
15 | devoted mother and wife to her family; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Alice Bunce was preceded in death by her parents, | ||||||
17 | Enea and Maria Mazzotti; her first husband, Merritt Morse; her | ||||||
18 | second husband, Roger Bunce; her son, Gary Bunce; and her two | ||||||
19 | half-brothers, Leo and Charles Mazzotti; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Alice Bunce is survived by her sons, Art Bunce and | ||||||
21 | Nathan "Billy" Combs; her daughter, Joanne (Richard) Jaycox; |
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1 | her grandchildren, Michael Jaycox, Katherine Bunce, Colleen | ||||||
2 | Jaycox, Alex Bunce; her sister, Anita (Robert) Cappossella; her | ||||||
3 | daughter-in-law, Charlotte Bunce; and her nieces, nephews, and | ||||||
4 | many cousins; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Alice Bunce, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Alice Bunce as an expression of our | ||||||
12 | deepest sympathy.
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